📍 203 N Washington St, Joy, Mercer County, 61260
Mercer County ELC is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Joy, Mercer County. The school has 81 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Mcpeek. It is part of the Mercer County School District 404 school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a rural setting. The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
Mercer County ELC enrolls 81 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.5% Black or African American and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 76 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
36 of the school's 81 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mercer County ELC is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 74.
Mercer County ELC is one of 5 schools in Mercer County School District 404, based in Joy, Illinois. The district serves 1,274 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 81 students, Mercer County ELC is smaller than the district average of about 255 students per school.
Setting: Rural - Distant